politics
“It would be nice if we remembered that torture is immoral.”
That was a quote from a comment about one man’s experience of solitary confinement in… Read More »“It would be nice if we remembered that torture is immoral.”
Un-toasted terrorist
Hemant Mehta looks at the revenge party after Osama bin Laden’s killing in which t-shirts,… Read More »Un-toasted terrorist
“Why I can’t celebrate”
Valarie Kaur, a third generation Sikh American film maker, writes about why she isn’t celebrating… Read More »“Why I can’t celebrate”
bin angry– a rant
If there’s something that could inspire me to the kind of nationalistic joy that prompts… Read More »bin angry– a rant
The “E” word applied to food. No, it doesn’t stand for “educated.” Or “empathetic.”
Eric Schlosser lays down the law in the Washington Post: At the American Farm Bureau… Read More »The “E” word applied to food. No, it doesn’t stand for “educated.” Or “empathetic.”
National debt blamed on pussification of America
From Mother Jones: Freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) has been known to say some pretty… Read More »National debt blamed on pussification of America
Quote of the day
From Glenn Greenwald, via Ed Brayton of Dispatches who says it’s true for him as… Read More »Quote of the day
Update
Terry Jones is on trial this morning by a Michigan jury which is going to… Read More »Update
What color is the skin in your world?
I realize that I could dedicate this entire blog to making fun of stupid things on Fox… Read More »What color is the skin in your world?